If we do not know God in and with Christ, all of reality is transformed into an indecipherable enigma; there is no way, and without a way, there is neither life nor truth.

-Inaugural Address for the Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean,

13 May 2007

Only those who recognize God know reality and are able to respond to it adequately and in a truly human manner.

-Inaugural Address for the Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean,13 May 2007